"It was as if Richard had written the script," driver Darrell Waltrip said, "and NASCAR just helped ... to win two Daytona 500s. Petty's bellwether year was 1967. Of the 48 races he started ...

"It was as if Richard had written the script," driver Darrell Waltrip said, "and NASCAR just helped ... to win a second Daytona 500. Petty's bellwether year was 1967. Of the 48 races he started ...

There are few racing venues with as much prestige as Darlington Raceway. The 1.3-mile egg-shaped track is in its 75th year ...

Two years ago, NASCAR legend Richard Petty admitted that losing control of his former team was tough. Fellow seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson took an ownership stake in Petty GMS ...

This is how Richard Petty described NASCAR’s historic return to Bowman ... race single-season win streak at ‘The Madhouse’ in ...

Kyle Petty reflected on an era of NASCAR when it wasn’t as safe as it is now. While speaking to Kevin Harvick on Kevin ...

It all started with Lee Petty, which feels appropriate. He won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Five years later, his son, Richard, claimed the increasingly iconic NASCAR race for the first time.

Legacy Motor Club co-owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Richard Petty walks onstage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Clean Harbors 250 at Richmond Raceway on ...

Christopher Bell earned his third NASCAR Cup Series race in a row after winning Sunday's race at Phoenix. He's the first to ...

Richard Petty has the record with 10 consecutive wins in the NASCAR Cup Series. Petty set the record in 1967. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Who was last three-time ...